13 “And I have seen [a]folly in the prophets of Samaria:
(A)They prophesied by Baal
And (B)caused My people Israel to err.
14 Also I have seen a horrible thing in the prophets of Jerusalem:
(C)They commit adultery and walk in lies;
They also (D)strengthen the hands of evildoers,
So that no one turns back from his wickedness.
All of them are like (E)Sodom to Me,
And her inhabitants like Gomorrah.

15 “Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts concerning the prophets:

‘Behold, I will feed them with (F)wormwood,
And make them drink the water of gall;
For from the prophets of Jerusalem
[b]Profaneness has gone out into all the land.’ ”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 23:13 Lit. distastefulness
  2. Jeremiah 23:15 Or Pollution

13 “Among the prophets of Samaria
    I saw this repulsive thing:
They prophesied by Baal(A)
    and led my people Israel astray.(B)
14 And among the prophets of Jerusalem
    I have seen something horrible:(C)
    They commit adultery and live a lie.(D)
They strengthen the hands of evildoers,(E)
    so that not one of them turns from their wickedness.(F)
They are all like Sodom(G) to me;
    the people of Jerusalem are like Gomorrah.”(H)

15 Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty says concerning the prophets:

“I will make them eat bitter food
    and drink poisoned water,(I)
because from the prophets of Jerusalem
    ungodliness(J) has spread throughout the land.”

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